Improvement in combined plow and plantee



I. H. WALKER.

Combined Plow'and Planter.

Patented Aug. 4, I868.

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Isaac H. WALKER, or NEWTON, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 80,686, dated August 4,1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED PLOW AND PLANTBB.

TO ALL WHOM IT-MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, ISAAC H. WALKER, of Newton, in the county of Jasper, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Combined Plow and Planter; and I do hereby declare that" the following is a sufficientlyfull, clear, and exact description thereof, to enable one skilled in the art to which my said invention appertains to makeand carry it into eifect, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this specification.

Thesubject of my invention is an implement adapted to break, pulverize, plant, harrow, and roll, at ode and the same operation, the severalparts of said implement all being of novel and simple constructionl In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a perspective viewof my invention, and

Figure'2 a longitudinal section thereof.

A may represent the beam, and B B the front, and C C the rear mould-boards of the plow.

The beam A is provided with the ordinary clevis at its front end, and the plow B 0 connected toit, and supported in any suitable mannerf The mould-boards and share are in one or more pieces, and of either cast or wrought iron, or steel, of about the form shown, the rear ones, C, extending below the front ones a sufiicient distance to take the necessary amount of earth for the planting-ridge out of the bottom of, their furrow.

D is the seed-box, which is supportedin the rear of the plow, as represented in fig. 2, or in other suitable manner, and which has a separate open compartment, D, to afl'ord access to the discharge-aperture and spent, to see whether or not the seed is passing through, and to clear said passage of obstructions, it being, if necessary, provided with an aperture, cl, in its side, to further facilitate this.

The bottom, D ,'of these chambers, forms a platform on each side of the box, on which the drivers feet may rest to steady the plow, and which further supports a trdadle, E, which is connected by a rod or link, F, and crank-lcver F, to the dropping-slidc G.

H is a standard, secured to the rear side of the box D, and I a hollow coulter or drill, depending from the lower end of said standard to within a few inchesof the lower edge of the plowshare, and communicating at its upper end with theaperturo or apertures 0 through which the seed is dropped. 7

J represents thc harrow. It is made, preferably, of wrought iron, of the form represented, having springarms,j, terminating in books, which engage in perforations, c, in the rear lower edges of the mould-boards 0. Its body is ofconcave form, to conform to the form of ridge left by the mould-boards, and is studded in'the usual manner with teeth, j, and provided at its rear end with a hook or staple, 7' for the attachment ofa cord or rod, K, by which to raise it. p t

Y L is a concave roller, mounted in a suitable frame, M, which is attached to the plow and plante r-frame by the swivel or link-joint m. The rear bar M of this frame corresponds in outline with the periphery of the roller L, and has attached to its lower side a scraper, N, to remove the dirt which adheres to said roller."

0 is the driver's seat, which is also mounted on the frame M, in a. convenient position to enable the driver to easily reach the operating-devices, and preferably, asrepresented, is mounted directly over the axis of said roller, so that the driver, by throwing the weight of his body on either side of said axis, may depressor elevate the point of the plow, as may be necessary to regulate the depth of furrow.

In operation, the front inould-boards break the soil, throwing aside the upper surface, which contains the seed of the weeds,-and leaving a furrow two or more inches deep, and twenty, moreor less, inches wide. The

rear ones, following, throw up the clear soil from the bottom of the furrow in a ridge about four inches high, which is divided to the depth of about two inches by the dropping-coulter, and the seed deposited in it .at that point, the earth being pulverized and compressed in a convex ridgeover it by the harrow and roller.

The dropper is operated by pressing, alternatcly, with the treadlo E, the former movement drawing the slide G into the seed-box to be filled with seed, and the latter bringing it in communication with the discharge aperture.

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To'enable the planting to be performed regularly, it may be necessary to lay of? the ground in one direction before planting, unless the rows of the previous year are sufiiciently'distinct for the operator to follow. It is, however, obvious that the dropping-slide or its equivalent may receive its motionfrom' the shaft of the roller, or from a wheel travelling on .the ground, in which case the'distancc of the hills would be determined by the revolution of the roller or wheel, and the necessity of marking'thus obviated.

The seed thus planted rests on a layer of about two inches of loose, clear soil, and is covered to a like thickness, and has about eight inches on each side of it. The weeds, all beingbctwcen the rows, may be easily destroyed when they begin to grow, by turning them up with a plow, and thus eiiposing them to the sun, which soon kills them.

I propose, in some instances, providing the plowwvith handles, to facilitate guiding it, said handle being secured to it inany suitable manner, and projecting up and back to within convenient reach of the drivers seat. Ialso propose providing one or both of said handles with a sling, to support the hand or arm of the Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new, and desire to seeureby Letters Patenti I h 1. I claim the mould-boards G C, projecting rearwardly and inwardly from the front mouldboards B B, at thesame or a'greatcr depth, substantially inthc manner and for the purpose specified.

2. I claim the combined arrangement of the seed-box D D cl, dropping-slideG, eranlblover F, and treadlc E, all constructed and employed substantially as and for the purpose described. I

3. I claim the harrow J, constructed as described, and employed in combination with the, plows .13 C and and planter-D I, in the manner. and for the purpose specified.

4. I claim the combined arrangement of the plows B G, planter DI, harrow J, and roller L, all constructed 1 and operating substantially as and for the purpose described.

'5. I claim the hollow coulter or drill I, in combination with the mould-boards C C and planter D, as and for the purpose set forth.

. ISAAC H. WALKER.

Witnesses: r

FULLER Nron, JOHN D. WEBB. 

